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MouseStation 139 - Listener Feedback

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Listener Feedback Friday!

In this week's Listener Feedback:

Pat from San Francisco called into the voicemail to ask what they do with
water rides at night, and what they do with the ride vehicles.

From talking with people who work the rides and from going past the attractions
in the early morning before the attractions are started up, Mike believes
that they just let them sit where they are when the water is shut off.

Mark remembered staying at the Grand Californian Hotel in 2005 in a room
overlooking Grizzly River Run, he seems to remember rafts being refloated
as the water began cascading down early in the morning.

Jeff Peterson wrote to tell us that, despite the appearance of it being two
characters on IMBD, "Rooster" and "Allan-A-Dale" are the
same character in Disney's Robin
Hood. The character's song "Whistle Stop" was sped up and
used for "Hamster Dance".

Jeff also provided the correct chronology for the replacement of the Dumbo
ride installations, which pretty much dovetailed with what Mark had figured
out. So it was indeed Disneyland that received the ride mechanics that were
intended for installation in Paris, and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
got one of the next two sets built. The third was actually installed in Paris.

Mike Hamilton from the Disney Podcast Directory wrote in to correct Mike
on the issue of how long it takes for the iTunes movie rentals to expire.
It's 24 hours from first watching, though the first watching can be up to
a 30 days after purchase.

Kirsten wrote in to express her disappointment in Episode
129 where we interviewed Jennifer and Dave Marx from PassPorter Travel
Press, saying that it sounded too much like an advertisement. Mike and Mark
noted that they were just trying to give a well-rounded picture of what PassPorter
had to offer.

Dan the Light Man called in a voicemail to answer Mike's question about Pleasure
Island.

The first thing that Dan and Nancy would change back would be to bring back
live music inside and out. The second thing that they'd change would be to
make the Island a hard-ticketed entry again for ages 21 and up. They feel
that the island has lost its pizzazz and that the changes have basically turned
it into an outdoor shopping mall with bars.

Liana Kilgore wrote in with her summary of the Snow White event held at Disney's
California Adventure. She talked about her experiences at the merchandise
pick-up and store, then the artist signing (where she met Robert
Olszewski), Snow White's Soiree dining location and the panel discussion.
She also talked about her ability to meet some of the celebrities.

Bob McGovern from Charlestown, RI called in two voicemails. First, he noted
that his earlier voicemail must have been lost in our great voicemail routing
debacle. He said that he had to interrupt his Disney Half Marathon training
run in order to be able to laugh at the Episode 101 blooper reel.

He also noted that he and his wife are DVC members at Saratoga Springs, and
they thought that the fireworks at Pleasure Island was a selling point for
being at Saratoga Springs. He also enjoys bits and pieces of Pleasure Island,
he notes that it doesn't have a special feel to it. Since so many of our listeners
feel strongly about what has been done to Pleasure Island, Mark suggested
that everyone write to Walt
Disney World Guest Communications to express their opinion.

BJ Wanlund wrote in with a humorous suggestion for the "Design Your
Own Promotion" promotion.

Kim Barron called in two voicemails, before and after seeing The Lion
King on stage in Pittsburgh. She took her three nieces to see the show.
She had nothing but good things to say about the road show cast.

Berdo wrote in to ask whether there ever was a show for the top three restaurants
for breakfast, lunch and dinner. because he's looking for ideas for his upcoming
trip. He made the mistake noting that his check for saying that "Simba
Rules" was late, which led to Mark and Mike concentrating on that and
not answering the question. We'll make a note to get back to it on a future
show.

Jim Robinson noted that he believes that Club 33 in Disneyland in one of
the best places to eat in the country, much less all the parks. It is a true
five star restaurant with a dining experience beyond belief. If we ever get
a chance to eat there, we'll include that in our evaluation.

Wrapping up

On April 27, Mark will be walking to raise money for the March of Dimes for
the third time. Please consider supporting him. The March of Dimes mission
is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature
birth, and infant mortality.

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